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DE-318

USS Kirkpatrick

DE-318

A July 11, 1944 speedletter #01996 from Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet (CinCLant) requested BuShips to paint all destroyer escorts under construction and assigned to Atlantic Fleet in camouflage 32/3D.

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USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318) in a photo in New York on July 6, 1944 wearing 32/3D (modified). Kirkpatrick has replaced the torpedo tubes with four single 40mm AA guns in tubs amidships. Photo source: NARA BS 71647.

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USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318) is shown again at New York on July 6, 1944. Kirkpatrick was manned by a Coast Guard crew. Photo source: NARA BS 71648.

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Kirkpatrick is seen again outside New York on July 6, 1944. Photo source: NARA BS 67977.

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USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318) is seen again outside New York on July 6, 1944. Photo source: NARA BS 67978.

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Kirkpatrick is seen from almost directly above outside of New York wearing 32/3D modified on July 6, 1944. The dark areas on the deck are from the non-skid surfaces and not from a different color; the no-skid surface seems to reflect the less light. Photo source: NARA 80-G-240430.

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Another aerial photo of Kirkpatrick outside of New York on July 6, 1944, from the port bow. Photo source: NARA 80-G-240423.

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Kirkpatrick again from the port stern near New York on July 6, 1944. Kirkpatrick was assigned to the Atlantic until June 1945. Photo source: NARA 80-G-240425.

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Kirkpatrick in another port aerial view near New York City on July 6, 1944. Photo source: NARA 80-G-240424.

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USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318) is now seen from the starboard bow on July 6, 1944, wearing 32/3D modified near New York City. Photo source: NARA 80-G-240427.

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Kirkpatrick is seen from starboard in this last photo on July 6, 1944. This series of aerial photos was taken by an aircraft from NAS New York. Photo source: NARA 80-G-240429.

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An aerial photo of USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318) on January 3, 1945, from the port bow. This photo was taken 70 miles east of Cape Cod by an aircraft from squadron ZP-11. Kirkpatrick has changed very little since July. Photo source: NARA 80-G-301389.

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Kirkpatrick is seen again at sea off Cape Cod on January 3, 1945. Photo source: NARA 80-G-301388.